Bonus: The Darkest Hour: The Stardust Victims
This episode follows on from The Darkest Hour: The Tragedy of the Stardust Fire, and explores the stories of the victims who lost their lives in the devastating nightclub fire on the 14th of February 1981. Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.
Bonus: The Darkest Hour: The Tragedy of the Stardust Fire
On Valentine’s Day 1981, several Dublin families were woken in the early hours of the morning by frantic neighbours searching for their children. They had left hours earlier on Friday evening to attend a Valentine’s Day disco at a local nightclub. Some of the parents had heard rumours of a fire or other disaster. For many of those families, they would never see their children again. By morning, 44 people would be dead, with four more dying from their injuries within several weeks, and a further 214 injured. This is the story of the Stardust Fire, the worst tragedy of its kind in Irish history. Listen to the episode now. Available wherever you get podcasts.